CIY PURSUE: Call to Ministry is a two-day immersive experience for high school juniors and seniors who sense God may be calling them into ministry. Hosted at Indiana Wesleyan University, this event is designed to help students encounter Jesus, discern their calling, build meaningful community, and discover practical next steps toward a life of ministry.
Through worship, teaching, campus experiences, student stories, prayer, and intentional conversations, students will be invited to ask one foundational question: Who is Jesus to me?
PURSUE is a two-day immersive experience designed to help high school students explore, discern, and respond to God's call through worship, teaching, community, and meaningful next steps.
This event is for high school juniors and seniors who attended CIY this past summer and feel led to explore a call to ministry.
Whether students are confident in their calling or just beginning to wonder what God may be inviting them into, PURSUE provides a welcoming space to listen, learn, pray, and respond.
Christ-Centered Teaching
All teaching sessions will be led by Dr. Charlie Alcock, helping students explore calling through a clear, consistent, and biblically grounded message.
Worship with IWU Worship Collective
Students will worship alongside peers and IWU student leaders in an environment designed for authentic spiritual engagement.
Ministry Calling Conversations
Students will hear real stories from IWU students who are discerning and following their own calls to ministry.
Campus Community
From an interactive campus experience to a football game and fire-pit gathering, students will get a meaningful glimpse of life at IWU.
A Resource for the Journey
Each participant will receive Beyond the Moment: Lessons for Living a Transformed Life as a guiding text for the event and continued spiritual formation.
The registration fee for CIY PURSUE: Call to Ministry is $50 per student through October 1, 2026. Beginning October 2, registration increases to $75 per student.
Your registration includes event programming, worship sessions, campus activities, overnight accommodations, and meals during the event.
We encourage students and youth leaders to register early to secure the discounted rate.
Students will experience worship, teaching, campus connection, student stories, and guided moments of prayer as they explore God's call into ministry.
5:00–6:30 PM
7:00–8:30 PM
“Who Is Jesus to Me?”
Speaker: Dr. Charlie Alcock
Worship: IWU Worship Collective
8:30–9:00 PM
9:00–10:30 PM
Interactive team-based campus exploration designed to build community and familiarity with IWU.
10:30–11:30 PM
Stories, songs, dessert, acoustic worship, and informal community building.
11:30 PM
8:30–9:15 AM
9:30–10:45 AM
“The Six Signs of the Call”
Speaker: Dr. Charlie Alcock
Worship: IWU Worship Collective
11:00–11:45 AM
IWU students share their call to ministry, followed by Q&A.
12:00–3:30 PM
Location: Wildcat Football Stadium
4:00–4:30 PM
Location: Williams Prayer Chapel
Guided prayer, commitment, and invitation to respond to God's call.
Optional Post-Event
New in 2026, Fusion is partnering with trusted local church camps to provide safe, off-campus housing for youth groups. Rather than staying in campus dorms, students will lodge at established church camps located just a short drive from the IWU Marion Campus. While Fusion has partnered with trusted local camps to help secure very affordable rates, housing costs are now handled directly by each youth group.
Why the change? Watch this short video.
These camps offer clean, secure accommodations and a welcoming environment designed with student safety and comfort in mind. To help keep Fusion affordable for families, conference registration has been reduced to $45 per student (down from $55), helping offset housing costs while maintaining a high-quality conference experience.
Students will leave PURSUE with greater clarity, stronger community, and practical next steps for following God's call.
Discover Your Calling
Gain clarity about God's direction for your life as you explore what it means to be called into ministry. Through biblical teaching and personal reflection, you'll learn how to recognize signs of God's invitation and discern your next steps.
Deepen Your Faith
Reflect on your relationship with Jesus as the foundation of ministry. Through worship, prayer, and transformational teaching, you'll be challenged to move beyond a momentary experience toward a lifelong commitment to following Christ.
Find Your Community
Connect with other students exploring similar questions, hear real stories from IWU students pursuing ministry, and build relationships that encourage and support your calling journey.
Come spend two days at IWU exploring what it means to follow Jesus into a life of ministry.
Registration Opens Soon!
